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| Berkeley balcony collapse: 'No criminal charges' will be brought, district attorney says | Berkeley balcony collapse: 'No criminal charges' will be brought, district attorney says |
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| The Californian district attorney investigating a balcony collapse that killed five Irish students and one Irish-American has said she will not be bringing any criminal charges in connection with the incident. | |
| The balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California, on 16 June last year. | |
| Seven other Irish students were critically injured. | Seven other Irish students were critically injured. |
| Nancy O'Malley has said there is "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal manslaughter charges. | Nancy O'Malley has said there is "insufficient evidence" to bring criminal manslaughter charges. |
| The California District Attorney said it was not a decision that she "came to lightly" and was the "culmination of months of consultation with my team of attorneys". | The California District Attorney said it was not a decision that she "came to lightly" and was the "culmination of months of consultation with my team of attorneys". |
| "It follows extensive review of reports, both legal and factual, and numerous meetings with investigators and experts," she added. | "It follows extensive review of reports, both legal and factual, and numerous meetings with investigators and experts," she added. |
| "Not a day has passed since the tragedy of June 16 that I have not thought of the victims and their families. | "Not a day has passed since the tragedy of June 16 that I have not thought of the victims and their families. |
| "I am keenly aware of the devastation and injuries each victim and each family suffered and continues to confront. | "I am keenly aware of the devastation and injuries each victim and each family suffered and continues to confront. |
| "Friends, families and entire communities both in California and in Ireland have been affected by the horror of that day." | "Friends, families and entire communities both in California and in Ireland have been affected by the horror of that day." |
| Ms O'Malley said her office had provided substantial resources to the investigation and that it had involved a large team of prosecutors, investigators and multiple state agencies. | Ms O'Malley said her office had provided substantial resources to the investigation and that it had involved a large team of prosecutors, investigators and multiple state agencies. |
| Five 21-year-old Irish students - Eoghan Culligan, Eimear Walsh, Niccolai Schuster, Olivia Burke, Lorcán Miller - and Ashley Donohoe, a 22-year-old Irish-American, died in the incident which happened during a 21st birthday party. | Five 21-year-old Irish students - Eoghan Culligan, Eimear Walsh, Niccolai Schuster, Olivia Burke, Lorcán Miller - and Ashley Donohoe, a 22-year-old Irish-American, died in the incident which happened during a 21st birthday party. |
| On Tuesday, Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said his thoughts were with the relatives and friends of those who died. | On Tuesday, Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said his thoughts were with the relatives and friends of those who died. |
| "My department will carefully consider the details of the district attorney's findings," he said. | "My department will carefully consider the details of the district attorney's findings," he said. |
| "While the district attorney's investigation did not find sufficient proof to take separate criminal proceedings, it has shone a vital light on the circumstances and factors that contributed directly and indirectly to the collapse of the balcony. | "While the district attorney's investigation did not find sufficient proof to take separate criminal proceedings, it has shone a vital light on the circumstances and factors that contributed directly and indirectly to the collapse of the balcony. |
| "This investigation is an important step in a process, the ultimate objective of which is to ensure that a tragedy such as Berkeley never occurs again." | "This investigation is an important step in a process, the ultimate objective of which is to ensure that a tragedy such as Berkeley never occurs again." |